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Dish

ca. 1525 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Urbino (made)
Castel Durante

Dish depicting seven boys hammering a tongue on an anvil.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Bowl on a low foot depicting seven boys hammering a tongue on an anvil, made in the Duchy of Urbino, about 1525, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish depicting seven boys hammering a tongue on an anvil.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
S (Painted in blue on the underside)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Dish
Probably made in the Duchy of Urbino about 1525
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.2083-1910 Salting Bequest
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
Castellani and Salting collections
Production
Duchy of Urbino
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • See Object File in Ceramics and Glass Department
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
582 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2083-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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